Ice breaker Games
Ice breakers (or get to know you games) are an important part of running sessions for groups - they help people relax, let their guard down and be themselves. Incorporate these into your planning especially if your group contains new people.
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| Magic Carpet | Split into teams of 8 to 12 people. Each team will be given a large piece of paper, towel, or rug as a magic carpet and all team members... more>>> |  |
| Toilet roll game | Split into groups of 5-12 people. ... more>>> | |
| Newspaper in shoe | Not really a game but a good thought provoking activity that can work well at the end of a devotional or youth service. Collect a... more>>> | |
| Grab the finger | Get everyone to stand in a circle, with their arms out either side. Tell people to put their left palm up, and right finger pointing... more>>> | |
| Marshmallow Tower | For this game, you need packet(s) of marshmallows and packet(s) of spaghetti.Split the group into two or more teams. Generally... more>>> | |
| Pass the parcel | Everyone's heard of "Pass the Parcel", so you might think this sounds a bit lame as a youth group game, but it can work well if you add a... more>>> | |
| Rock Paper Scissors Tournament | We all know the Rock Paper Scissors game. But can you... more>>> | |
| Dress Up | This isn't strictly a game but a group of ideas to help add a twist to any activity... more>>> | |
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| Bun shuffle | Arrange chairs in a big circle. Choose someone from the group to be 'it', and that person stands in the middle of the circle. ... more>>> | |
| Do you love your neighbor | Get everyone to sit in a circle and have one... more>>> | |
| Build a bridge | The idea of this game is simple - split your group into teams of 3 or 4, and give each team a "Building Kit" (explained below) and a bowl... more>>> | |
| Peanut Butter River | For this game you need two ropes to represent the banks of a river. The goal is to have the group cross the river. Give the team... more>>> | |
| Copycat | Start by getting everyone in the group to stand in a circle facing inwards. Then pick one person and send them out of the room. ... more>>> | |
| Grab that thing | The host of the night has to make a list of objects that you would expect the audience to have with them or objects that is around that area... more>>> | |
| True or False | This game is perfect for large groups. Start... more>>> | |
| Birthday Bash | Setup a circle a set of chairs with one less chair then the amount of people present. Make one person "it". Go around... more>>> | |
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| Down Down Down | A simple easy to play ball game ... more>>> | |
| Wink em | Place chairs in a circle facing inward and have all the girls (or guys) sit down. One guy needs to stand behind each girl. One guy should... more>>> | |
| Who did it? | This game is a good ice breaker activities for new groups where people may not know each other that well. Hand out a pen and... more>>> | |
| The Chef's Salad | Firstly select someone to be a Chef. Group everyone else into groups of two. Each pair should choose a vegetable, but make sure... more>>> | |
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